Muddy Bay Explained

Muddy Bay is a former settlement on the coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was located on the shore of Muddy Bay, a small bay of Favorite Tickle.^[1] Muddy Bay was deeply impacted by the 1918 Influenza Pandemic which resulted in the deaths of 21% of its total population of 320 at the time. The Labrador Public School opened by the Anglican Church in 1920 as part of the Canadian Indian residential school system was primarily occupied by orphaned children due to the casualties.^[2]

In 1913 Clarence Birdseye purchased land at Muddy Bay where he built a ranch to keep foxes.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: United States Hydrographic Office. Davenport. Richard G.. Newfoundland and Labrador: The coast and banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Labador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, with the adjacent islands and banks. 20 November 2011. Public domain. 1884. Govt. print. off.. 492–.
2. Web site: Council (NCC) . NunatuKavut Community . Stories of NunatuKavut . ArcGIS StoryMaps . en-ca . 23 June 2021.
3. Book: Kennedy, John C.. Encounters: An Anthropological History of Southeastern Labrador. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. 2015. 9780773583443. Montreal and Kingston. 220.